PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Ahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahn comes to the cage accompanied by Jimi hendrix - All along the watchtower. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ahn
vs
Dark

183 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruben Ahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Dark!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dark.
Ahn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dark circles away quickly and effectively.
Dark throws a big shot that misses.
Ahn tries to clinch up but Dark circles away and keeps his distance.
Dark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahn avoids the body shot from Dark.
Ahn is looking to clinch.
Dark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dark.
Dark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Dark does no damage.
Dark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Dark does no damage.
Dark avoids the head kick by Ahn.
Dark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahn.

Ahn has Dark up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahn digs a right hand underneath Dark's ribcage. Dark let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Ahn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dark's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ahn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dark's guard.
Dark looks gassed!
Ahn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dark's guard.
Ahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dark is refusing to be controlled, as Ahn sits in half guard.
Ahn trying to pass the guard but Dark defending well.
Dark pushes Ahn off but Ahn dives into side control.
Dark prevents Ahn from improving position.
Ahn tries to score with some ground and pound. Dark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ahn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ahn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dark is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Ahn pushes Dark up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahn looking to slow down the pace here.
Dark tries to break free but Ahn pushes him back against the cage.
Dark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ahn wants to stall.
Ahn prevents Dark from breaking the clinch.
Ahn prevents Dark from breaking the clinch.
Ahn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dark is trying to force a seperation but Ahn has the dominant position.
Dark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ahn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dark has him pressed against the cage.

Ahn manages to break the clinch.

Ahn clinches up with Dark and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark is trying to break the clinch but Ahn is controlling him.
Dark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dark can't break the clinch.
Ahn has Dark pressed against the cage, preventing Dark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dark blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ahn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dark avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Dark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ahn keeps control of Dark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dark tries to break the clinch but Ahn is controlling the position.
Dark prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Ahn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ahn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dark digs a good hook to Ahn's body.
Ahn slips under a jab from Dark.
Ahn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dark misses with a combination
and Ahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dark misses with a series of wild punches.
Dark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ahn tries to clinch but Dark is having none of it.
Dark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahn dodges the punch combination from Dark.
Ahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dark circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahn lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Dark misses its intended target.
Dark keeps the fight on the outside.
Dark throws a right and a left that Ahn avoids nicely.
Dark swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahn.
Ahn moves in looking to clinch but Dark pushes him off.
Ahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dark throws out the jab.
Ahn looks for a takedown but Dark sprawls well.
Ahn tries to clinch but Dark is having none of it.
Dark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dark wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dark.
Dark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dark misses with a straight left.

Ahn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dark wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ruben Ahn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ahn tries for a takedown but Dark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Dark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ahn.
Dark misses with a straight left.
Dark misses with a two punch combination.
Ahn misses with a takedown attempt - Dark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Ahn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dark lands with a straight right. Ahn didn't see that one coming.
Dark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahn misses with the combination.
Dark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dark stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahn. Ahn gets slowly back to his feet.
Ahn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dark.
Ruben Ahn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahn moves out of range as Dark throws a body kick.
Dark misses with a straight left.
Ryan Dark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ahn counters with a nice leg kick.
Ahn slips under a jab from Dark.
Dark throws the left hand but Ahn avoids the punch easily.
Ahn has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Dark as Ahn shoots in.
Ahn is looking to clinch but Dark is avoiding it.
Ahn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dark's head.
Dark misses with a body shot.
Ahn tries to clinch there but Dark circles away.
Ryan Dark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dark throws a big shot that misses.
Ahn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dark stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dark throws out the jab.
Ahn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dark throws a hook but Ahn blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Ahn.
Dark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahn has a takedown stuffed.
Dark misses with a hook.
Ahn shoots in for a double leg but Dark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahn fails with the takedown.
Dark misses with a wild body shot.
Ahn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Ahn counter with a right hand.

Ahn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ahn lands in his opponent's guard.
Dark wants to stand up but Ahn is controlling him.
Ahn is pushing down on Dark's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dark is fighting to maintain full guard but Ahn has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dark.

Dark manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahn shoots in for a double leg but Dark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahn slips a jab from Dark.
Dark looks to land a combination but Ahn avoids it well.
Dark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ahn.
Ahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan Dark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Dark.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ahn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Dark. No joy for Ahn on that attempt.
Dark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dark looks to throw the jab but Ahn is out of range.
Ahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ahn.
Ahn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dark's waist but Dark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahn off to one side.
Dark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Dark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dark swings for the body but Ahn moves out of range.
A big left from Dark misses.
Ahn throws a nice head kick!
Ahn misses with a takedown attempt - Dark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ahn.
Dark throws out a loose jab but Ahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dark.
Dark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dark scores with a jab to the head.
Ahn moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dark swivels and escapes.
Dark throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahn.
Dark swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahn.
A swing and a miss from Dark.
Ahn is looking to clinch.
Ahn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dark pinned against the cage. Dark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Ahn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dark misses with a hook.
Dark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahn throws a head kick that half lands.
Dark misses with a double jab.
Ahn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahn throws a nice inside leg kick.

Dark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ahn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ahn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dark keeping moving, preventing Ahn from controlling successfully.
Dark wants to stand up but Ahn is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahn wants to control from the top but Dark keeps moving.
Dark wants to stand but Ahn is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dark's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dark stuffs the takedown attempt from Ahn. Ahn gets slowly back to his feet.
Ahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dark.
Dark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahn has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dark takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ahn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ahn is looking to clinch.
Ahn avoids the body shot from Dark.
Dark missing with a left hand there. Ahn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dark keeps the fight on the outside.
Dark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahn counters with a head kick.
Dark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dark slaps away a takedown attempt from Ahn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ahn slips under a jab.
A jab from Ahn does it's job there.

Ahn forces Dark back against the cage and clinches.
Ahn looking to slow down the pace here.
Dark wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dark is trying to break free.

Ahn breaks from the clinch.

Ahn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dark squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ahn looking to control but Dark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dark wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ahn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Ahn looking to secure an arm triangle but Dark defends it well.
Dark wants to try and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Ahn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ahn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Ahn!